Now here's a frightening thought. After reading my column about artificial intelligence and killer robots the other day, my friend John Bendel made an observation. Bendel is now a photographer. He has been the editor of National Lampoon's True Facts feature, a New Jersey newspaperman, a cheerleader of sorts for New Jersey via his "New Jersey Uber Alles" website,... Full story »

Not long ago, I was complaining about how those 1950-ish predictions of the future were not coming true. Mainly, that we don’t have the flying cars they promised us. I should be careful what I complain about. Now I’m worried about killer robots. The United Nations will be talking about them during a Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, which... Full story »

Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office detectives have arrested two men wanted as fugitives and a third for trying to get a driver’s license with fake identification. Cornell Tarte, 26, of Branch Village in Camden, was arrested May 7, when he arrived at the Camden County Sheriff’s Office for an unrelated matter, by a detective with the GCPO’s Fugitive Investigations Unit.... Full story »

MOUNT HOLLY TWP. - A 24-year-old Florence man has been charged with sexually assaulting pre-teen boys during the summer of 2011., according to the Burlington County Times. Charles Hunter, of Third Avenue, made his first appearance in court in Mount Holly on the aggravated sexual assault charge on Wednesday. Hunter's bail was continued at $200,000 cash or bond and... Full story »

NEWARK, Del. - A 200-year-old farmhouse went up in flames Thursday morning on Chapman Road, behind the University Village apartments in Newark, according to Channel 6 Action News. The fire was spotted at about 5 a.m. Firefighters had to make their way through a wooded area to reach the burning structure, which authorities said is believed to be vacant. No... Full story »

I never thought it would come to this: Me, trying to attract the attention of a big celebrity. But here it is. Calling J Lo. I got an email last week from Randy Staub, who will be retiring “in the near future” from his job as a music teacher at Paulsboro High School — after 42 years. Back when... Full story »

WESTAMPTON TWP. — A Willingboro woman was arrested on drug charges during a car stop on Woodlane Road Tuesday. Ptl. Josh Rowbottom reported that Nichelle Williams, 35, allegedly gave false information when he pulled her over at 11:21 p.m. Williams allegedly was trying to keep from being arrested on several outstanding warrants, police said. Williams allegedly had some marijuana... Full story »

LOWER TWP. — The township council has taken the first step toward dissolving the Municipal Utilities Authority, a move officials say could save $1 million a year. At Monday's meeting, the council voted 3-2 to get permission from the state Local Finance Board to disband the MUA. The Local Finance Board is part of the state Division of Local... Full story »

Now this is a bit scary. A research project apparently shows that blood from young mice improved the memory and muscles of old mice. Can you sing the old Doc Pomus song, “Young Blood”? (I can hear the Coasters, the Beatles or Leon Russell singing it in my head.) These experiments were conducted by teams from Harvard and Stanford.... Full story »

Next year, NASA will send one member of a set of twins into space, while his brother remains on Earth, to conduct a year-long experiment. There are a couple of scientific principles involved in this venture. First, we need to know how conditions in space affect the human body, especially when we send crews on long-duration missions like the... Full story »

Some months ago, there was a big flap when a death row inmate somewhere took 20 minutes or so to die. “Oh, how horrible!” some people exclaimed. “It’s cruel and unusual punishment.” Really? I believe that guy had tortured some young woman to death over a long period of time. So, what was the problem? On Tuesday night, Oklahoma... Full story »

What’s the deal with movies? It’s not enough to make something like a Superman movie anymore. There have been so many different actors playing Superman that I have lost track and the same goes for movies. While there may be 27 Superman movies (number is not accurate; it’s being used for emphasis) there are almost as many different stories.... Full story »

VOORHEES TWP. - A woman has died and her daughter is in the hospital after they were hit by a pickup truck Sunday, according to Channel 6 Action News. They were hit at about 8:30 p.m. near Evesham and Kresson roads, said police. The mother was pronounced dead at the scene. The adult daughter was sent to Cooper University Hospital,... Full story »

Everyone is talking about the teenager who claims he stowed away in the wheel well of an airliner that flew from California to Hawaii. The pilot says they flew at 38,000 feet for most of the more-than-5-hour flight. If this man-sized kid was really able to find a way to get into and stay in the wheel well, which... Full story »

In York, Pa., a kid has been suspended from his high school for asking Miss America to the prom. She was at the school for an informative session about diversity and the importance of science, engineering, technology and math studies. The 18-year-old senior stood up and asked her, then walked up to the stage and handed her a plastic... Full story »

The Camden County Police Department is looking for a missing adult from Whitman Park. Sandra Brown, 57, was reported missing Sunday from her home in the 1300 block of Chase Street. She is described as a black female, 5’8”, 150 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Brown was last seen wearing a gray-and-hite sweater, blue jeans and black... Full story »

Well, it’s beginning to look like winter has moved on, although I am not prepared to pack away my long underwear just yet. For all we know, winter may continue on endlessly and woolly mammoths may return. Other folks, though, are already looking ahead to swimsuit season. Many will be dieting and exercising like crazy to whip themselves back... Full story »